Collapsible shade device

Abstract

A shade device for protecting a user from harmful sunrays is provided. The shade device may be held in the erected position with nubs such that to erect the shade device, frame support members are pushed to the erected position. To collapse the shade device, the frame support members are pushed past nubs. Accordingly, the shade device incorporates a simple push release mechanism to erect and collapse the shade device such that no assembly or disassembly of the shade device is required for tear down or set up.

1 . A collapsible shade device comprising:
 a plurality of frame support members connected together to be traversable between an erected position and a collapsed position,   said frame support members including   a top frame support member including a first leg and a second leg;   a bottom frame support member including a first leg and a second leg;   an intermediate frame support member including a first leg and a second leg, said intermediate frame support member between said top frame support member and bottom frame support member;   the first leg of the frame support members attached to a first bracket and the second leg of the frame support members attached to a second bracket,   said brackets having a channel therein and the legs of the top frame support member and legs of the intermediate frame support member having terminal ends in the channels and connected to the brackets to pivot,   a push release system including a nub along the channel, and   a fabric layer attached to the top member of the frame support members that is sufficiently long to cover the frame supports members upon erection of the device and to provide a seat portion that can be spread out on the ground upon which the device is erected.   
     
     
         2 . An apparatus comprising:
 a first frame support member including a first leg and a second leg;   a second frame support member including a first leg and a second leg;   a third frame support member including a first leg and a second leg;   a bracket having a first pivot member and a second pivot member, said bracket defining a channel,   the first pivot member having a longitudinal range of motion along a first pivot point of the bracket and a pivotal range of motion about the first pivot point, the second pivot member having a pivotal range of motion about a second pivot point of the bracket,   the first leg of the first frame support member being coupled to the first pivot member of the bracket and the first leg of the second frame support member being coupled to the second pivot member of the bracket; and   a fabric member coupled to the first frame support member and coupled to the second frame support member;   the first pivot member being movable between a first position in which the first frame support member is in an erected position and the fabric member is in an erected position, and a second position in which the first frame support member is in a collapsed position and the fabric member is in a collapsed position,   the second pivot member being movable between a first position in which the second frame support member is in an erected position and a second position in which the second frame support member is in a collapsed position,   wherein when the first pivot member is in its first position and the second pivot member is in its second position,   the first leg of the first frame support member is disposed transverse to the first leg of the second frame support member,   when the first pivot member is in its second position and the second pivot member is in its second position, the first leg of the first frame support member is disposed substantially parallel to the first leg of the second frame support member, and   wherein an end portion of the first leg of the third frame support member is disposed within the channel.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  where the first pivot member defines a surface, the second pivot member defines a surface, the surface of the first pivot member complimentarily fitting with the surface of the second pivot member when the first frame support member and the second frame support member are in their erected positions. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3  including a second bracket coupled to the first frame support member and coupled to the second frame support member, the second leg of the first frame support member being coupled to a first pivot member of the second bracket and the second leg of the second frame support member being coupled to a second pivot member of the second bracket. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  where when the fabric member is in its erected position the fabric member defines a first portion configured to be disposed on a support surface and a second portion, at least a portion of the second portion being disposed above the first portion. 
     
     
         6 . An apparatus comprising:
 a bracket having a first pivot member defining a flat surface and a second pivot member defining a flat surface, the first pivot member of the bracket configured to be coupled to a first frame support member, the second pivot member of the bracket configured to be coupled to a second frame support member,   the first pivot member having a longitudinal range of motion along a first pivot point of the bracket, the first pivot member having a pivotable range of motion about the first pivot point,   the second pivot member having a pivotable range of motion about a second pivot point of the bracket,   the surface of the first pivot member complimentarily fitting with the surface of the second pivot member when the first frame support member and the second frame support member are in their erected positions,   the surface of the first pivot member abutting the surface of the second pivot member when the first frame support member and the second frame support member are in their erected positions.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6  where the longitudinal range of motion of the first pivot member includes a first end point and a second end point, the first pivot member being located at the first end point of the longitudinal range of motion when the first frame support member is in an erected position, the first pivot member being located at the second end point of the longitudinal range of motion when the first frame support member is in its collapsed position. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7  where
 the first pivot member being movable between a first position in which the first frame support member is in an erected position, and a second position in which the first frame support member is in a collapsed position, 
 the second pivot member being movable between a first position in which the second frame support member is in an erected position and a second position in which the second frame support member is in a collapsed position. 
 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7  where
 the first frame support member moves from the collapsed position to the erected position upon pivotally and slidingly moving the first pivot member of the bracket coupled to the first frame support member from a first position to a second position, and 
 the second frame support member moves from the collapsed position to the erected position upon pivotally moving the second pivot member of the bracket from the first position to the second position in which the surface of the second pivot member complementarily fits with the surface of the first pivot member. 
 
     
     
         10 . A collapsible shade device manually moveable between a collapsed position and an erect position, comprising:
 a first frame support member including a first pair parallel legs, said legs being opposed to each other and each leg of the pair having a terminal end;   a second frame support member including a second pair parallel legs, said legs being opposed to each other and each leg of the pair having a terminal end;   a third frame support member including a third pair parallel legs, said legs being opposed to each other and each leg of the pair having a terminal end;   a pair of bracket assemblies, said terminal ends of the legs connected to the bracket assemblies so that the terminal end of one leg of one support member of the first frame support member, the second frame support member, and the third frame support member is connected to one bracket assembly of the pair of bracket assemblies and the terminal end of the other leg of said one support member is connected to the other bracket assembly of the pair of bracket assemblies;   both said bracket assemblies including a pair of side plates forming between said plates a channel that receives therein the terminal ends of the legs of the second and third frame support members;   said first frame support member, the second frame support member and the third frame support member having legs of substantially the same length enabling the device and positioned with respect to each other,   the legs of the first frame support member are stationary with respect to the bracket assemblies to which attached, and during use, are parallel to the support surface for the device when the device is in the erect position,   the legs of the second and third frame support members are mounted to pivot at spaced apart pivot points with respect to the bracket assemblies to which attached, and are adapted move along the channel when the device is moved between the erect position and the collapsed position;   in both bracket assemblies the terminal ends of the legs of the third frame support member are between the terminal ends of the legs of the first and second frame support members; and   holding structure within the channel that is interactive only with a leg of the second frame support member to maintain the second frame support member in an extended upright condition until the device is moved from the erect position to the collapsed position.   
     
     
         11 . The collapsible shade device according to  claim 10  where the holding structure comprises nubs for maintaining the second frame support member in the erected position, said nubs facing opposed to each other wherein a distance between the nubs is less than a width of the legs of the second frame support member so that the second frame support member is held at the erected position when the legs of the second frame support member traverse past the opposite facing nubs.